disable clicking of a divs element

Question

I have div that goes in to an edit mode... the div contains buttons, links++. In edit mode i want to disable all of these, and enable them when i exit edit mode.

Ive tried

$("#container").children().disableSelection();

but it does not work :-(

Answer 1

Edit mode enter:

$("#container").children().bind('click', function(){ return false; });

Edit mode exit:

$("#container").children().unbind('click');